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TheJUSCANZ Groupis an informal, information-sharing coalition of like-minded countries at theUnited Nations Human Rights Counciland otherUnited Nationsbodies, such as theThird,Fourth Committees[1][2]and theUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development.In theUnited Nations Regional Grouping system,it is considered as a subsection of theWestern European and Others Group (WEOG),as most of its members are members of that Group. Its aim is to counterbalance the sway of theEuropean Unionbloc in WEOG matters.

The name of the group is derived from the acronym of its founding membersJapan,theUnited States,Canada,AustraliaandNew Zealand.[3]

Role

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The Group's role is mainly to act as a tool for information-sharing at the United Nations. Unlike the United Nations Regional Groups, JUSCANZ is not a policy-coordination mechanism.[citation needed]

Members of the Group are not expected to reach consensus positions on issues. Rather, at JUSCANZ meetings, members meet to share information on the status of resolutions and to flag potential problems or issues for other delegations.[citation needed]

Members

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Members of the Group

While membership of the group is not fixed, and its membership has varied throughout its history, the main members that have partaken in meetings of the Group include:[1][4]

History

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On 22 January 2010,Israelwas permitted to join the Group for sessions at theUnited Nations Office at Geneva,but not at theUnited Nations Headquartersin New York, nor at the other two major office sites ofViennaandNairobi.[8]

On 11 February 2014, Israel was allowed to join the Group in all relevant United Nations Committees at Headquarters in New York.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"JUSCANZ".Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia.Kingdom of Cambodia. 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2012.Retrieved13 May2019.
  2. ^"Groups of Member States".United Nations Outreach.United Nations. n.d. Archived fromthe originalon 15 March 2017.Retrieved13 May2019.
  3. ^Booten, Matthew (30 March 2020)."What is JUSCANZ - Will it ever happen?".Politic-Ed.Retrieved27 April2020.
  4. ^Ian Klaus; Russel Singer (February 2018)."The United Nations: Local Authorities in Four Frameworks"(PDF).Penn Institute for Urban Research.University of Pennsylvania. p. 4.Retrieved13 May2019.
  5. ^"Separation anxiety: European influence at the UN after Brexit".8 May 2018 – via ecfr.eu.
  6. ^"Post-Brexit diplomacy: Can the UK hope to exert leverage at the UN without recourse to the EU?".2 August 2017.
  7. ^"UNCTAD15: UK closing statement".GOV.UK.In this spirit of collaboration, I am also pleased to announce that the United Kingdom will, henceforth, be joining the JUSCANNZ regional grouping atUNCTAD.
  8. ^"First Time: Israel Admitted to UN Human Rights Caucus in Geneva".UN Watch.UN Watch. 27 January 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 6 February 2010.Retrieved13 May2019.
  9. ^Mark Leon Goldberg (11 February 2014)."Why Israel Is Drinking from Juice Cans at the UN".UN Dispatch.UN Dispatch.Retrieved13 May2019.


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